AIM is a non-profit making company, bound by its constitution to promote its members interests and provide a wide range of benefits for members. AIM will provide these services in accordance with its constitution and the instructions of its Board. Members agree to the following:
Fees:
The first annual fee will be collected upon completion of the AIM Membership Joining Form. Renewal of your membership will take place each year in the month that you joined.
Cancellation:
Cancellation of membership must be made to AIM in writing 30 days prior to the renewal date.
Membership will automatically terminate if a company no longer satisfies the criteria of membership.
Criteria:
To become a full member of AIM, you must be a record label, distribution company or a person or company owning rights in sound recordings.
An 'independent' music company is one which is 50% or more NOT owned by a major label (Warner Music, Sony Music or Universal Music or any of their affiliates or subsidiaries). It is permitted for AIM member companies to have deals with majors, including joint ventures, but the AIM member must own at least 50% of the company to meet our definition of ‘independent’.
AIM members must be based (or have representation) in the UK or Ireland.
Code of Conduct:
All members agree to trade honestly and fairly regarding the public, its suppliers, customers, and the charts and not engage in conduct which is otherwise unbefitting of a member of AIM.
Where it has grounds to believe that a breach of this code of conduct may have occurred, AIM's Board may refer the matter to a Committee for investigation. This Committee has a range of decision-making powers. These include ordering you to refrain from certain conduct, suspending your membership for a certain period or terminating your membership. An example of conduct which would breach the code would be chart hyping or copyright infringement.

Contact us

The Association of Independent Music
Lamb House, Church Street, Chiswick
London W4 2PD